BNSF 3171 (GP50) leads the Hudson Local east on the Brush Sub towards the Hudson Terminal.

BNSF 3171 (GP50) leaves the Hudson Terminal with a cut of oil can cars destined for Denver, Colorado.

There are a lot of whys on this one. I don't remember why the Iowa Northern ran the CNW business train northbound out of Cedar Rapids. The next question is why I didn't chase it or at least get on... (more)

Photo by RP Campbell. From my collection.

BNSF Transfer Job Y-BIR104 passes through 2nd Avenue in Birmingham, AL. on their way to interchange with NS at North Yard.

BNSF 3132 rests away in Grand Junction, still looking pretty in her BN green. To the right is the restored Rio Grande depot that Amtrak 5 & 6 still stop at.

Back in the late 90's with the BNSF merger, power was scattered to the wind. Man just about anything could lead anywhere. A combo BN/ATSF consist leads a priority intermodal train west on the Auro... (more)

BNSF's Everett to Sumas road freight crosses the Skagit River into Burlington.

There is a short spur just west of the Fullerton Transportation Center, used occasionally to store Maintenance-of-Way equipment. Curiously, on this late August day, two locomotives were parked her... (more)

Norfolk Southern 253 Triple Crown Services Roadrailer passes through Logansport, IN on its westbound journey. Kodachrome slide.

BNSF 3197-3006-8602 with a westbound North Star Steel train, Kingman Canyon, Arizona. April 17, 1998. Jack D Kuiphoff photo

BN's test of its former Frisco GP50's proved they were the right locomotive for the job, and made the decision to purchase 53 more. They rolled out of La Grange in BN's new high-visibility orang... (more)

NS 7027 leads a northbound freight thru Junction City, KY in May of 1987.

BNSF 3127 (GP50) leads an oil can train south on the Brush Sub at Barr Lake.

BNSF 3127 leading the Hudson Local is a former Burlington Northern GP50.